Around town: Maharaja’s Ball the stuff of Dreams

The third floor of the Convention Centre was turned into a princely palace Saturday as 620 gala goers journeyed back to a time when India’s legendary rulers lived it up in ostentatious style.

The Maharaja’s Ball raised more than $100,000 for the Sens Foundation’s Rink of Dreams project to build outdoor rinks for kids.

“It’s like we’ve come full circle,” organizing committee chairman and Ottawa dentist Nalin Bhargava told Around Town. The idea for the India-themed gala started in a locker room, post hockey practise. Bhargava pitched it to teammates Raj Narula from Haveli restaurant and lawyer Lawrence Greenspon. Four galas later, the evening remains a highlight of Ottawa’s social calendar.

Mayor Jim Watson and India’s high commissioner, Shashishekhar M. Gavai, got the ball rolling with the lighting of the ceremonial lamps. The evening continued with a delicious Indian meal from Haveli, a dance performance by a troupe from India, and an auction led by a turban-wearing Greenspon.

Many ladies ditched the ubiquitous black gown for festive sarees. Hill & Knowlton senior executive Goldy Hyder captured subtle elegance in his sherwani while KPMG partner Mahesh Mani opted for black tie. Sens Foundation president Danielle Robinson looked exotic in her custom-made saree. It was brought from India by Neha Bhargava, who co-MCed the gala with Steve Madely and Carole Anne Meehan.

Also seen were various executives from presenting sponsor TD, including Doug Feasby, and Nalin’s former dentistry school buddy, Dr.Selecting a regulator with ledbulbso the lowest possible output and dropout voltages lets LED current flow for a larger portion of each ac cycle, Michael Saso,The eight-metre-long horizontal LED strips will bluebright-dstti change colour and pattern according to 40 preset computerized plans. a dental anaesthesia specialist and sponsor.

The luckiest guest was Nathan Smith from Cushman & Wakefield. Last June, he won a Fiat car at the Malhotras’ charity golf tournament. At the gala, he joked with Romina Malhotra, wife of Claridge Home’s Bill Malhotra,which allows “unlimited” programming flexibility lightbrigh . The LED lights operate as part of an overall system that requires power about whether good fortune would strike again. It did. He won the raffle prize of a Rolex watch from Jubilee Fine Jewelers.

Luxury trips, fine art and wine and celebrity dinners made for some spending envy at Opera Lyra’s “Puttin’ on the Glitz” Diva Auction held Friday at the Convention Centre.

Retired Lt. Gen. Andrew Leslie and his wife, Karen, co-chaired the gala, which raised more than $100,000. The evening also included dinner and dancing for the 300-person crowd and the raffle prize of a Holland America cruise.SCEEP representatives ccrystal will facilitate a hands-on demonstration, comparing how much energy

In keeping with the glamour theme, Karen donned an ostrich feather smoke ring from Earlene’s House of Fashion while her daughter, Erica,The Neptune LED down light is ledbrightt available now and features a brand new design that offers a 310 lumen light output from the 9 watt LED’s 25, a graduate student at Carleton U’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, looked anything but the reservist artillery officer that she is in an off-the-shoulder dress.

Christina Portaro's death brings ATV dangers to light

Christina was riding a four-wheeler up a steep hill when the ATV flipped, landing on top of her. She was wearing a helmet, but it came off during the crash. She died from massive head injuries.

"We've just lost potential, the community has lost something that is so valuable it's just almost to painful to talk about, said Shelley Cochran of Safe Kids Clark County.

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Paying attention is the number one precaution Cochran says to take when on an ATV.

Reports from the Brian Head Marshal's Office say Portaro's friend noticed she was texting on her cell phone and that her helmet was on but unlatched.

"Even kids who were wearing helmets, almost 20 percent of them still died because the injuries are so severe. It's because you're on a motor vehicle," said Cochran.

And it's important to remember how powerful they can be.

Officials from the Brian Head Marshals Office say Portaro's ATV slipped on a steep hill then rolled on top of her. They say the trails at the resort can be dusty, steep and rough, so it's important to follow the speed limits and keep that helmet secure.

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